Karen Carswell of East Hampton, MA enjoying her first trad lead on Thin Air (5.6) at Cathedral Ledge on Aug. 15, 2010. (c) Mark Synnott
Synnott Mountain Guides is a year-round mountain climbing guide service operating out of New Hampshire's Mount Washington Valley. We are your Mt. Washington experts, offering winter ascents, mountaineering courses, ice climbing, Observatory summit overnights, Presidential traverses, and backcountry ski adventures.
Synnott Mountain Guides offers private and group climbing instruction in
rock climbing,
ice climbing,
mountain climbing and
backcountry skiing. We conduct our courses at a variety of different areas including
Cathedral Ledge, Whitehorse Ledge, Cannon Cliff, Frankenstein Cliffs, Mt. Willard and
Mt. Webster. We specialize in winter ascents of
Mt. Washington. Synnott Mountain guides also offers guiding in a variety of areas throughout the US and internationally. Please contact us for more details.
Owner and director Mark Synnott is an AMGA Rock and Alpine certified guide, and a long time member of The North Face Climbing Team. He has completed more than 25 climbing expeditions to various mountain ranges around the world and has established numerous first ascents (please see the About page for Mark's resume and more info on his varied accomplishments). Mark is also a member of The Mountain Rescue Service A-Team.
Synnott Mountain Guides also has several other world class, certified guides available, so whether you're looking for a sunny day of multi-pitch
rock climbing at Cathedral Ledge, a day of
ice climbing in Crawford Notch, or an introduction to
mountaineering, Synnott Mountain Guides has the expertise, local knowledge, and safety record you are looking for.
SMG can take care of all the arrangements for your visit, including lodging, transportation, and equipment. We can also arrange airport pickup and dropoff at the nearest airports in Portland, Maine (PWM-1.5 hrs. away) Manchester, NH (MHT-2.5 hrs.) or Boston (BOS-3 hrs.).
As professional mountain guides, we are often out in the hills, but please feel free to call Mark or Lauren any time to discuss your mountain climbing goals. We can be reached at 603-383-6976 (home office), 603-986-9607 (Mark's cell), 603-986-0115 (Lauren's cell). Or stop by our office at Zimmerman Mountain Sports (603-356-6868) inside the Eastern Slope Inn, in downtown North Conway.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Synnott Mountain Guides Climbing Courses:
Mountaineering:
Rock Climbing:
Ice Climbing:
Mixed Climbing:
Aid/Big Wall:
Self Rescue:
Backcountry Ski:
Avalanche:
Roger Schrading (Philadelphia, PA) and Martin Bullard (Seattle, WA) high on Cannon Cliff's mega classic the Whitney Gilman Ridge (5 pitches, 5.7) on August 12, 2010
